Eisenkot may get the mandate, but haredi parties hold key to Israel's next government - analysis
Israel's haredi parties could determine the next government as Eisenkot seeks a coalition, Liberman rules out support from an Arab party, and Netanyahu weighs his options.
The haredi parties hold significant influence over Israel's next government formation, with Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman recommending Gadi Eisenkot for prime minister while ruling out a minority government dependent on Arab party support. This leaves the central question of whether Shas and United Torah Judaism would be willing to cross political lines and join a government under Eisenkot's leadership.
Political sources believe Eisenkot may offer generous arrangements to the haredi parties, such as military enlistment of yeshiva students, budget allocations, and agreements on issues important to them, to bring them into the coalition. However, potential disputes over a rotation agreement for the premiership could arise, with Naftali Bennett opposing an arrangement under which Liberman serves as prime minister while Bennett himself would have to settle for a ministerial position.
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